Torrington man gets 5 years for child porn possession

LITCHFIELD >> Michael Sykes, who was charged last December with felony counts of first-degree possession of child pornography and promoting a minor in an obscene performance and misdemeanor obscenity, will spend five years in prison.

The 51-year-old Torrington man will also serve 15 years’ probation when he is released and must register as a sex offender for a period of 10 years. He was sentenced Friday in Superior Court after he earlier agreed to admit guilt to counts of possession child porn and promoting a minor in an obscene performance.

Torrington police detectives served a search warrant on Sykes’ 259 Prospect St. apartment. An investigation revealed Sykes had been viewing child pornography from the home, which is owned by the Northwest Connecticut YMCA.